ISO: Small, Unglazed Ceramic Beads

Not sure if these are exactly what you're looking for. This seller is very nice, maybe you could email her if she doesn't have what you need.

Hmmm. Those are way too nice to be plunked in the bottom of a bottle. :-) Actually, I'm looking more for little, round blobs of fire clay, without any patterns or designs.

(However, I'll probably buy some of those terra cotta beads for another project I hav in mind! Thanks for the link!)

Arondelle

They are nice! I had a heck of a time finding terra cotta beads and glad to find this seller.

You're welcome.

What about breaking up a small clay flower pot. Would that work?

Well, they do have to be at least marginally attractive. :o)

Has anyone here ever worked with Das Pronto air dry clay? I have a block of it, which I have been reluctant to open just for experimenting.

Arondelle

I have. I've not used it for fragrances yet but I would think it would work ok. Want me to try it out and report back?

True, true...a dremel comes to mind. Okay, shutting up now. :=)

Do you have any idea what holds it together? If it's a polymer or plastic medium, the oils might cause it to degrade and eventually fall apart. either that, or it might not absorb the oil.

I suppose I should just go nuts and open the clay myself. :o) After all, I had a block 5 years ago which I never opened, and it went out with everything else in the fire. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? May as well jump in with both feet!

Arondelle

I'm not sure, but it's quite fibre-y, when you're working it. Almost like paper fibres, in a clay-y stuff. Quite different texture from polymer clay. Seems quite porous, I think it would hold oil well as long as, as you mention, the oils don't cause it to degrade. I say open it. :)

Pie weights! Pie weights!

You know the little doohickeys that people who bake a lot use to prevent their prebaked pie crusts from bubbling up during baking? They come in steel, glass, and I've seen ceramic... exactly what you're talking about, little blobs of fired, unglased clay!

-Kalera

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Hmmm. They probably would -- if they're small enough to get through the necks of my bottles. Of course, I might be able to find larger bottles... ;-)

Arondelle

Hee hee!

I just got all excited because for once, I could actually remember where I'd seen such a thing, and what it was... ;)

-Kalera

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